Oriental Insurance Company Limited vs Pawan Kumar & Anr. on 23 May, 2014
10. Fire incident is alleged to have taken place
on the night, intervening 3rd & 4th, June, 2009. Prompt
intimation was given to the appellant. A Preliminary
Surveyor was deputed, who submitted report,
Annexure C-34. Undoubtedly, the Preliminary
Surveyor did report that incident of fire had taken
place, but at the same time it was stated that claim
made by the respondent-complainant was over
exaggerated, inasmuch as damage to the building
was negligible, as only windows fitted with grills but
without shutters, had been damaged and as regards
machinery only a few items, listed in the report, were
damaged. With regard to the furniture also damage
was reported to be highly inflated. As regards stock
of wheat and wheat flour it was reported that the total
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Oriental Insurance Company Limited Vs. Pawan Kumar & Anr.